Media Contact:
Carolyn Merino Mullin, OPAC Executive Director
director@oxnardperformingarts.com | 805-385-8147
Oxnard, CA - For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation (OPAC) welcomes back RESCUECON, a one day event bringing creativity and community together to celebrate and facilitate animal rescue and adoption. The event is free and open to the public and will be held on Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day) from 10 am to 3 pm at the Oxnard Performing Arts & Convention Center. More information can be found at: theopac.org/rescuecon
RESCUECON is a convention like no other, where the human-animal bond takes center stage. Through animal adoptions and the arts, hands-on workshops, a kid’s area, talks by really amazing people, an artisan marketplace, and so much more, attendees will learn, play, explore, and, above all, refresh their relationship with animals... and each other.
Special activities for 2023 include:
Pet adoptions from Ventura County Humane Society, Canine Animal Rescue League, Humane Society of Ventura County, PawWorks, SurfCat Rescue, and others
A photography display by Sophie Gamand (Pitbull Flower Power)
A Cat Cafe featuring a Crazy Cat Lady Exhibition and ephemera
A free wellness clinic by Little Angels Project which will provide exams, microchips, and vaccines. Services are by appointment only and may be scheduled by calling 818-515-5461. Services are funded by Pet Care Foundation.
Dog Agility Demonstration with Shannon Riley Coyer
Speaker Tent featuring talks on:
Preparing for an Emergency w/ Humane Society of Ventura County
Dog Body Language Workshop w/ Shannon Riley Coyer
Helping Homeless Families and Pets w/ My Dog Is My Home + Buddy Nation
Pressing Issues for Canine Companions w/ VCAS + Sophie Gamand
A Kid’s Area with hands-on activities, jolly jump, and educational activities
Approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. RESCUECON is one way to increase animal adoption, promote animal welfare and help create a strong rescue community. The event will also help shed light on other animals in need in our community, including marine animals, wildlife, farmed animals, and others.
RESCUECON has been made possible thanks to support from the Ventura County Community Foundation’s Animal Welfare Fund.
RESCUECON 2023
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 10 am to 3 pm Oxnard Performing Arts & Convention Center 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030
Free and open to the public.
